Month: August 2013

Suspect Runs From Police, Arrested with Crack

(Bridgeport, CT – Aug 13, 2013) – Police arrested a Pembroke Street man after he fled police. Officers Fabio Pereira and Michael Stanitis conducted a field interview Monday afternoon with several people loitering in the 1200 block of Stratford Avenue. One of the suspects provided a false name and Pereira was running the name on the cruiser laptop when the man, later identified as Jahkeim Boone, 21, ran off on foot. Pereira pursued him in the cruiser and then on foot through several back yards before apprehending him, following a struggle, behind 389 Carroll St. He was arrested and later found with crack cocaine hidden in the brim of his hat. Bond was set at $10,000 on charges of possession…

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Structure Fire in Monroe

12:02am--#Monroe CT--Report of a structure fire at 69 Downs Road.  Fire chief reporting the house is fully involved. No hydrants on the block. They are shuttling in tanker trucks to the scene.  These are cottages off Lake Zoar.  Listen live click here.  UPDATE---12:35am--Firefighters reporting the bulk of the fire has been knocked down and they are overhauling the scene.

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Homeless Man Charged with Robbery

(Bridgeport, CT – Aug 13, 2013) – A 38-year-old homeless man faces robbery charges after he attempted to grab cash from a Fairfield Avenue grocery store. Officer Sandra Gonzalez arrived at the business at 856 Fairfield Ave. on Monday shortly after 3:15 p.m. As Gonzalez approached, the suspect, Rashawn Jackson, already had placed his arms behind his back to be handcuffed. According to witnesses and store security video, the suspect entered the store and asked for food and stated the owner could keep possession of his food stamp card until the end of the week. Jackson said he would return to pay him. The owner escorted him out of the store but Jackson returned, ran behind the secure counter and…

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Four Arrested After Reported Gunshots

(Bridgeport, CT – Aug. 12, 2013)—Four people were arrested Sunday after a report of shots fired on Hillhouse Avenue. The two victims told police that they were in front of that address when they were approached by a male who kept asking them where they were from. The man ultimately left and was picked up by the occupants of a black vehicle. A short time later, the occupants of the car exited, approached the house and started trouble. Two shots were fired but no one was struck, and the assailants fled in the vehicle. The victims were able to get the license plate number. Officer  Thomas Lattanzio spotted it a short time later at Park and Ogden streets. He conducted…

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